profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
First Advantage
$21.48+0.56% today
+76.5% in 1 year
1-year low $8.951-year high $24.12
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What First Advantage sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $810 million in 2022 to $1.57 billion in 2025, with -$34.8 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
First Advantage handed back 0% of the cash it generated last year.
$133,000
Free cash flow 2025$141M
Bought back its own shares$0
Paid as dividends$133,000
Cash vs. debt$240M vs. $2.1B
First Advantage vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Advantage | No profit yet | ||
 Cintas | 44.9× · Expensive | ||
 RELX | 25.8× · Fair price | ||
 Thomson Reuters | 31.5× · Expensive | ||
 Copart | 19.0× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads First Advantage's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810 | 764 | 860 | 1,574 | |
| 401 | 377 | 411 | 719 | |
| 94 | 82 | -62 | 132 | |
| 233 | 211 | 83 | 380 | |
| 65 | 37 | -110 | -35 | |
| 0.43 | 0.26 | -0.74 | -0.20 | |
| 49.5% | 49.4% | 47.8% | 45.7% | |
| 11.6% | 10.7% | -7.3% | 8.4% | |
| 8.0% | 4.9% | -12.8% | -2.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,886 | 1,631 | 3,923 | 3,834 |
| Cash | 392 | 214 | 169 | 240 |
| Total debt | 569 | 568 | 2,157 | 2,089 |
| Total liabilities | 759 | 724 | 2,616 | 2,520 |
| 1,127 | 907 | 1,307 | 1,314 | |
| 152 | 146 | 149 | 173 | |
| 4.4% | 4.4% | -1.4% | 3.1% | |
| 5.7% | 4.1% | -8.4% | -2.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | 163 | 28 | 195 | |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | 54 | |
| 184 | 135 | -4 | 141 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 218 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | 32 | 24 |
Valuation
- –
- 17.9×
- –
- 2.1×
- 2.3×
- 26.2×
- 14.6×
- 3.8%
- -0.9%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 45.7%
- 8.4%
- -2.2%
- 25.7%
- 4.5%
- 0.3%
- 0.7%
- 0.2%
- 4.5%
- 3.2%
Growth
- +24.8%
- –
- +432.1%
- –
- +3.2%
Financial health
- 4.9×
- 0.01
- 0.2%
- 1.1×
- 2.65
- 2.65
- 0.43
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 24%of 979
Bottom 47%of 984
Top 9%of 985
Top 49%of 987
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $15.00
- Range
- $15.00 – $15.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.26 | 0.21 | +23.8% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 0.30 | 0.26 | +15.4% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 0.30 | 0.28 | +7.1% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 0.27 | 0.24 | +12.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.13 | +30.8% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 0.18 | 0.24 | −25.0% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 0.26 | 0.25 | +2.7% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.21 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
28No pass
Benjamin Graham
51No pass
Philip Fisher
39No pass
Peter Lynch
76Pass
Joel Greenblatt
2No pass
Charlie Munger
24No pass
Terry Smith
22No pass
Questions about First Advantage
Is First Advantage a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the First Advantage AI analysis
What does First Advantage do?
First Advantage Corporation provides technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance related to human capital worldwide. It is in Specialty Business Services, based in Atlanta, GA, United States, with 9,500 employees.
Does First Advantage pay a dividend?
Yes. In 2025 it paid out $133,000 in dividends.
Is First Advantage stock halal?
No. First Advantage does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 57% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has First Advantage stock done over the past year?
Up 76.5% over the past twelve months, to $21.48. It traded between $8.95 and $24.12 and is 10.9% below its high.
Who are First Advantage's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Cintas, RELX, Thomson Reuters and Copart. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with First Advantage's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.